distant可以用作形容词。distant的基本含义是“远离的”,常可引申表示“疏远的”“冷淡的”。
distant既可指空间,也可指时间,有时可跟测量单位连用。作定语时,有“在远处的”的意思,也有“来自远处的”的意思。
distant表示“从某地到某地很远”时常与介词from连用,当表示“与〔对〕…疏远”时常与介词with或toward连用。
distant用作形容词的用法例句
His stepson is still very distant towards him.他的继子对他仍然很疏远。
Her manner was cold and distant.她的态度冷漠而疏远。
It snows all the year round in that distant little village.在那个遥远的小村落里整年下雪。
例句 1. Last summer's drought is a distant memory.
去年夏天的旱灾已成为遥远的记忆。
例句 2. Astronomers have discovered a distant galaxy.
天文学家们发现了一个遥远的星系。
例句 3. The time we spent together is now a distant memory.
我们一起度过的时光现已成为久远的记忆。
例句 4. The first distant crash of thunder shook the air.
远处的第一声霹雳震撼着天空。
例句 5. She had started to delve into her father's distant past.
她开始探究她父亲久已逝去的岁月。